library

The trophies the girls won for excellence at school sit alongside the books on the shelves of the home library he and his wife, a teacher, have proudly put together for them.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

She said in 1872, the council got a £200 grant to establish the town's library and and it had fewer than 1,000 books in its collection, with the overdue book marked as number 506.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

I’ve been an eyewitness to lost specimens turning up in a museum when a colleague spotted a dinosaur skull and pterosaur skeleton sitting on the wrong shelf like misplaced library books.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

He studied hydraulics, civil engineering and Shakespeare at the public library and impressed everyone with his pluck and problem-solving prowess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I read more books than he did this year, so I’m number one on the library wall of fame.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The company also must provide free broadband and Wi-Fi service for dozens of eligible community centers, including schools and libraries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

And in much of the country, the government is responsible for operating water and other utilities, running fire departments and operating public libraries.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

When the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveiled measures to kick-start the moribund economy this month, it said it would allow municipal libraries to open and bakers to trade for longer on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

In New York, libraries and train stations were handing them out for free.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Books and libraries provide a ready means for finding out what those answers are.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan